Editorial: Take time to consider extending right to vote

About 250 years ago, colonists in New England rebelled against the Stamp Tax that Britain had imposed to recover the cost of defending the colonies during the Seven Years War. Their complaint was that the tax was illegal because they had no say in the matter. “No taxation without representation” not only became a popular bumper sticker, but ultimately led to the American Revolution.
Perhaps it was in the spirit of that principle that Vancouver city council this week unanimously passe